The St. Louis Fire Department protects a city that covers more than 60 square miles. Two years ago, the St. Louis Fire Department had a total of 101,844 responses, of which: 41,856 were fire suppression responses and 59,988 were emergency medical services responses. Known as the city that marks the divide between the Eastern and Western United States, St. Louis is often called the “Gateway City.” It’s home to some of our nation’s largest public and privately held corporations —Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Scottrade, Energizer and Anheuser-Busch Breweries are just a few of its best known local companies. And it didn’t just make our own short list of great cities — this charming city ranks among the whole world’s top 100 cities in terms of quality of life.